Truth Reconciliation Commission and Criminal Code

teachers legal defence: Section 43 of the Criminal Code gives parents and teachers a legal defence when they physically discipline children, which is most often understood as legalizing spanking, according to Hamilton Spectator. Removing the section was one of the 94 recommendations from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission that examined the legacy of Canada residential schools. Legal experts say it would also affect many immigrant and minority parents caught in a legal haze when it comes to child-rearing. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.